Reset HP Printer -How do I Reset my HP printer?

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The Resset process of HP printer can be done whenever a user is unable to perform an operation on his printer or is unable to turn it back online from the HP printer offline issue. Resetting your HP printer into the default settings can be the last and only way from troubleshooting it from a single issue. The reset process is quick, sometimes it’s just only a button away whenever a user wants to restore default settings into an HP printer. Maybe in other Printer models, a user needs to work harder for the reset process.

Here are the reasons for which a user reset the HP printer

  1. To delete all the Printing actions – When a user is unable to delete all the Printing jobs from the Printer and he is unable to print from a printer he has to reset his HP printer.`A user can delete all the Printing actions from the Printers and scanners option of his computer but when he is unable to do that he can reset his HP printer into the default settings.
  2. When a user is unable to turn back his printer online – A user reset his HP printer when he is unable to find the cause of the HP printer offline issue. Even if you have found the issue but are unable to resolve it through the troubleshooting step, the last option you are left with is to restore the default settings to your HP printer. New users can check the manual section of the HP printer to know the steps of the reset process of the HP printer.
  3. When a user wants to clear the memory of the Printer – The reset process of the HP printer is also done when a user wants to erase all the memories and wants to enhance the functionality of his Printer machine. When the system driver of the printer is filled up with the data, it becomes necessary for a user to erase all the data from the storage to gain back the efficiency of the HP printer.
  4. When your Printing action gets stuck – Sometimes when a user gives a printing command but the action gets stuck due to some error and corruption, a user is left with no other choice than to restore the default settings into the HP printer. If you are unable to even cancel the action, you must reset your HP printer to resolve the stuck issue. You can perform the reset process on your HP printer manually, which is a great convenience to the new users.
  5. When your Printer is facing a technical error – Sometimes when the LCD screen of an HP printer shows an error, it may be because of the technical error your device is facing. As long as your HP printer shows an error on the LCD it won’t be able to take the printing commands from your computer resulting in denying you from the printing action. The issue may not be that big and it might get resolved after restoring the default settings into your Printer machine. Users are advised to perform the reset process before attempting to contact the technical support team of HP. The reset process may resolve the error that is being displayed on your HP printer machine

Note: If you are performing the reset process on your HP printer, make sure you are doing it for a valid reason. First, check all the possible solutions that may resolve your issue. For example- if your paper gets jam and you are unable to print, you need to access the paper tray to resolve the issue. It is a physical problem that you must resolve manually just by removing the jammed page from the paper tray. Keep that thing in mind that the reset process won’t resolve a paper jam or any other physical issue on your HP printer machine.

Here are the steps to reset an HP printer

  1. Make sure you carry the whole knowledge regarding the reset process of your HP printer. The reset process won’t change the word count, tray size, and language within the HP printer. If you are facing an issue because of any of this, you don’t have to restore the default settings to your HP printer machine.
  2. Turn off your HP printer machine by removing its Power cable from the main switch and from all the devices with which it is connected.
  3. Reconnect the device after 30 seconds, you can stretch the time from 30 seconds but keep one thing in mind do not keep less than 30 seconds.
  4. Now, turn on your HP printer machine, by pressing and holding the resume button for around 10 to 20 seconds. When you press the resume button, the attention light turns orange.
  5. You can release the resume button after 30 seconds and the Ready light will turn round while your Printer machine will be restoring  the factory defaults settings in your HP printer.
  6. Wait for your device to complete the reset process and it will automatically get turned on after the process.
  7. You are now ready to use your all-new HP printer again with an enhanced performance level.

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Note: Users are recommended that before proceeding to the reset process of an HP printer, a user must save his work on the computer because all the printing jobs will be lost. To brace yourself from the consequences of the reset process, a user must save all the operations along with the printing jobs within the computer so that he doesn’t have to give the command to print again.